Hanger



June 5, 1923.

W. BENCZALSKI LAUNDRY HANGER Filed March 9, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l 61H01 new `lune 5, 1923.

W. BENCZALSKI LAUNDRY HANGER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 9, 1922 Human-rot Gemes;

Patented .lime 5, i923. i, 1

uNrTEn-f STATES PATENT UFFICE Applicatie-.11, filed March 9, 1922. Serial. No. `,5t-2,3832.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.: Securing the Outer end :of the clothesliney i Be it known thatV I, VQJIGIEGH Big-Nenni..- ivhen 1n operative position, 55 sin, a. citizen' of Poland, residing at Ho- Figure 5 is a horizontal section onthe quiarn, iny the county of Grays Harbor and line 5 5. of Figure 2,

5 State of Washington, have invented. certain i Figure -6 is a, horizontal section on the new and useful lmprovements in Laundry line y(f3- 6 of' Figure 2, the. clothesline being Hangers; and l' do hereby declarezthe. fol omitted, e i lowing vto be a fulL-clear, and exact descrip-` Figure is a rear view of the casing, tion, of the inventionfsuch as will enable VFigure 8 is from View of the hmmm@ others skilledin the art to which it apperwhich is adapted to be attached toa Wall tains tomalre and use thesarne.l Orlikesupport for receiving ,and supporting The chief intent of the present invention the casing, v 65. is to improve the structure and arrangement Figure 9lyis a sectional detail on the line of partsr ofthe appliance 'forming the. sub- 9-}9 of Figure 5, and e j ject matterofPatent No. 1,368,383, granted Figure l0 is a perspective view of the,A

me February 157 192,1l f link to which the outer end of the clothesline v Onek of the. objects of the present` invenis attached.` y70 tion is the provision of an improved ,casing (lorresponding and like parts are referred fm. housing they jim, mel und `@be rangllet,` to in the' following description and desigmechanism .cooperating,thereuritlr .f D ltfl in llfl SGVal YeWS. .Of the drawings by Another object of the intention 1S the prof like referencey characters. vision of noi/'el means. for attaching .the c as- The 'clothesline l is adapted to, be wound 75 ing tov a Wall ,or like support and which adupon a reel 2 yand When extended may be mits-of ready detachment. .thereof when neysupported in any preferred Wayk substanquired for lany. purpose. tially as indicated. in vFigure l of the acjeom;` The invention alsoy aims to .provide line panyingvdrawings.V A1. link k3 is secured to supporting andwattachingmeansof peculiar theyouter end. Of the clothesline l and is 80 formation which admits of. quickly placing provided at -one, end yWith 4an apertured lug` the line in operative position'or reeling the 4 through which thejend of .tlie'line 1,1 same as occasion may require.. 1 passes and is knotted,.a s indicated, kmest Other objects and advantagesavill be apclearly kin Figure 1l, to prevent disengage yparent andY suggest .themselves `as the nature nient yof the line from the link when attached 85 of the invention is. understood, thereto. -The link is .contracted at yone end, While the` drawings illustrate. an einbodias indicated kat 5, whereby to prevent disen*` ment of the invention it istobeunderstood gageinent thereof from anchoring means that, in ,adapting the same ,to meetdierent such as a hoolr let :into the Walland prozonditions and requirements, various changes vided With a spool 7. `The linlr since it yis 90 in the forni, proportion andvminor details oi' applied to the outer end of the line 1 conconstruction maybe resorted to Without de stitutes a stop to lirnit the Winding of the 40 parting from the nature of the invention. j clothesline uponl thelreel Vso that the outerl Referring to( they accompanying drawlngs end inaybe conveniently grasped when it is forming a part, of the application, re uired to extend the line for service. 95

Figure l is a plan section of a, laundry'` or ppositejvalls v9 of .a laundry or room are room providedwxvith a clothesline and adprovided With hooks 6 at the `required elevajunctive means illustrative .of .the invention,` etion yfor Vreceiving and supporting the Figure 2 is a vertical section of :the casing clothesline l, the "lat-ier when extended ocdisclosing the enolosedvparts and illustrat-ing` cupying a zigzag arrangement as indicated 100 the supporting means, the partsfbeing shown most clearly in Figure l'. Each Of the llQOlS on a larger scale, n `l 6 is provided with a spoolY to admit of free Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the top play of the line, rwhereby to equalize the of the casing, showing the pawl operating strain thereon and prevent unnecessary Wear arm, j upon the line. The casing containing the Figure l is a detail view of the means for `rreel is preferably located adjacent a corner of the room and the anchoring hook for the outer end of the clothesline is located at a remote corner ofthe room7 thereby admitting of the line when extended being` arranged substantially as indicated in Figure 1.

The casing comprises a back 10, sides 11, bottom 12, top 13 and front 14. The back, sides, bottom and top preferablyconstitute parts of a single sheet metal blank. whereas the front 14 is separate and secured to the forward edges of the sides 11 in any preferred way, preferably by having the opposite vertical edge portions bent substantially as indicated in Figures 5 and 6 and electrically welded to the inner faces of the side walls. The inner fianges 15 at the vertical edges of the front 141 are inset the thickness of the sides 11. whereby the outer faces of the sides 11 and the folded edges of the front 111- arc about flush. The rear dges of the sides 11 and top 13 are flanged7 as indicated at 16. to overlap the outer or rear side of the back 10 to which they are electrically welded or made secure in any preferred way. The enclosing walls, with the exception of the front 1st, are flat. whereas the front 141 is forwardly curved between its top and bottom edges and has upper portion cut away to provide an opening` 1T which is closed by means of a swinging door 18. The door 18 is of such length so that when closed, a transverse opening is provided for the passage of the clothesline 1. as indicated most clearly in Figure 2. The lower edge of the door 18 and the edge of the front 14 bordering upon the lower part of the opening 17 are thickened to prevent injurious Contact with the line 1 as the same is wound upon the reel 2 or unwound therefrom. The door 18 admits of ready access to the interior of the casing and its lower end readily adapts itself to the position of the line 1 when extended and under tension.

Similar upper and lower brackets 19 are attached to the back 10 of the casing and each includes a depending stud 2O which is centrally disposed and of non-circular forni so as to prevent any swinging movement of the casing when attached to the wall 9 or other support. The brackets 19 may be of any construction but are preferably formed of sheet metal which is fashioned into the shape substantially as shown. rllhe studs 2O are adapted to enter keepers 21 carried by a plate 22 which is formed with openings to receive screws 23 or like fastenings whereby the plate 22 is adapted to be attached to the wall 9 or other supporting means. rPhe plate 22 and keepers 21 constitute parts of a wall bracket to which the casing is adapted to be detachably connected.

rl`he reel 2 is journaled at its ends in brackets 2-1 secured to the back 10 of the casing and disposed within the latter. One end of the reel shaft projects beyond a side of the casing and is adapted to have a crank handle 25 applied thereto for convenience of rotating the reel to wind the clothesline 1 thereon. A ratchet wheel 26 is fast to an end of the reel 2 and cooperates with a pawl 27 pivoted to a bracket 28 attached to the rear wall 10 of the casing. Backward rotation of the reel is prevented by the ratchet wheel .26 and pawl 27, thereby preventing the unwinding of the clothesline 1 therefrom after being extended and properly arranged for supporting articles to be aired and dried. The pawl 27 is adapted to be manipulated by means of an arm 29 which is pivo ed at its lower end thereto, the upper end of said arm extending through a slot 30 formed in the top 13 of the casino', one end of the slot 30 being contracted, as indicated most clearly in Figure 3, whereby to support the arm 29 and pawl 27 when the latter is disengaged from the ratchet wheel 26 to admit of the line 1 being readily drawn from the reel when extending and arranging the same for service. The upper end of the arm 29 is enlarged to provide a iingerpiece and lateral shoulders 31 which engage portions of the top 13 bordering upon the contracted portion of the slot 30. whereby to support the arm 29 when lifted to disengage the pawl 2T from the ratchet wheel 26. Projections 32 at the inner end of the contracted port-ion of the slot 3() are adapted to engage the lateral shoulders 31 of the arm 29 and retain the latter in elevated position against possible displacement An element 29 is carried by the reel. 2 to permit the inner end of the clothesline 1 to be secured to the reel `What is claimed is:

1n a laundry hanger, a casing for receiving a clothesline reel. the same having its front forwardly curved between its uL per and lower edges and having an opening in the upper portion thereof, and a door for closingl said opening hinged at its upper edge and adapted to swing outwardly at its lower edge and of less length than the opening so that when closed an opening is provided for the passage of the clothesline, the edge portions of the door and front bordering upon the clothesline opening being` thickened to prevent injurious contact with the clothesline.

1n testimony whereof 1 affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

/VQJCIECH BENCZALSKI. Titnesses JOZEF ZELAsKo, GEO. HARTWELL. 

